Sky Breaking News - Gerry says 'Maddie Inquiry Making Progress'

Madeleine McCann

Madeleine McCann, aged three, went missing in Portugal in May 2007

   

Gerry McCann says he is pleased with the progress being made in Scotland Yard's review of the search for his missing daughter.

He told Sky News: "They've uncovered new evidence and we hope that the appeals that go out next week will lead to further new evidence that helps fill in pieces of the jigsaw and moves at least a step closer to finding Madeleine and those responsible."

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thanks margaret - at min i cannot abide to see those pair in any way - poor madeleine

Did he mention the libel trial? Is that making progress too?
***rhetorical questions***

Breaking News on Sky website "New Evidence in Madeleine McCann Inquiry". Fantastic to hear they have new evidence. The case should soon be reopened then.

Got in the car, switched on Radio 4, as I always do, and there was the recognisable voice of Gerry McCann! He was talking about Leveson to start with but was asked about the Crimewatch appeal. When asked if it would go out in Portugal, he said that was up to Scotland Yard and the Portuguese Judicial Police.

Update: 1:57pm UK, Monday 07 October 2013

Madeleine McCann, aged three, went missing in Portugal in May 2007


Gerry McCann says he is pleased with the progress being made in Scotland Yard's review of the search for his missing daughter.

He told Sky News he and his wife Kate were "very pleased with the work of the Metropolitan Police both during the review process and now that they have moved into an investigatory phrase.

"I think that is all that any parent would want when their child is missing.

"They've uncovered new evidence and we hope that the appeals that go out next week will lead to further new evidence that helps fill in pieces of the jigsaw and moves at least a step closer to finding Madeleine and those responsible."

The disappearance of Madeleine will be the subject of a Crimewatch appeal next Monday.

Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said it is hoped it will produce new witnesses, but a conclusion to the case "is not imminent".

A reconstruction of the "latest, most detailed understanding" of the events around the time Madeleine went missing will be shown on BBC Crimewatch.



It comes after the Metropolitan Police revealed a vast log of mobile phone traffic could be the key to finding out what happened to the-then three-year-old.

Scotland Yard detectives have interviewed 442 people as part of their review-turned-investigation into Madeleine's disappearance. It has identified 41 people of interest, including 15 UK nationals.

They hope to track down as many people present in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on or around May 3, 2007, as possible.

Dr McCann, speaking outside the General Medical Council (GMC) in London, also said the press needed tougher, independent regulation in order to protect the lives of ordinary people.

He talked about need for speedy arbitration for victims of press intrusion and misreporting, in the light of the Leveson Inquiry, at which he gave evidence.

He said "Ordinary peoples lives are being damaged every day of the week by press intrusion, by lies being printed or exaggeration."

It "personally troubles him and his wife" that "stories are published with no regard to Madeleine's safety, to the investigation itself or whether they will be putting Madeleine or others in danger or alerting those responsible".

He highlighted the need for an independent body that could act quickly saying: "We have absolutely no confidence that the press barons can regulate themselves."

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WOW, how can he say that?  It was their own detectives putting out alerts about where Maddie was!

It "personally troubles him and his wife" that "stories are published with no regard to Madeleine's safety, to the investigation itself or whether they will be putting Madeleine or others in danger or alerting those responsible".

What bare-faced cheek! Gerry McCann said in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine that he was aware that using Maddie's eye defect could lead to her being harmed, but it was "a good marketing ploy."

AnnaEsse wrote:Got in the car, switched on Radio 4, as I always do, and there was the recognisable voice of Gerry McCann! He was talking about Leveson to start with but was asked about the Crimewatch appeal. When asked if it would go out in Portugal, he said that was up to Scotland Yard and the Portuguese Judicial Police.

I heard that too in the car Anna.   I just parked up and had not really been listening to the radio then heard the name McCann mentioned ..and his voice ...he sounded as if he thought he should be in charge of regulating the press.   Mind you its beginning to sound like he is regulating everything. 

Krisy22 wrote:

AnnaEsse wrote:Got in the car, switched on Radio 4, as I always do, and there was the recognisable voice of Gerry McCann! He was talking about Leveson to start with but was asked about the Crimewatch appeal. When asked if it would go out in Portugal, he said that was up to Scotland Yard and the Portuguese Judicial Police.

I heard that too in the car Anna.   I just parked up  and had not really been listening  to the radio then heard the name McCann mentioned ..and his voice ...he sounded as if he thought he should be in charge of regulating the press.    Mind you its beginning to sound like he is regulating everything. 

I wish he'd regulate his face! That screwed up expression he wears so often looks like he's constipated or has a bad smell under his nose!

What the chuffing hell has he done to his hair?! Has he been taking tips from Clarence?

For me,S.Y obviously didn't appreciated the headlines of the medias about imminent arrestations during Crimewatch and G. is obliged to toe the line.

A reconstruction of the "latest, most detailed understanding" of the events around the time Madeleine went missing will be shown on BBC Crimewatch"

I wonder what this means ????? It has to be from the SY Investigation , what have they found that differs much from Amaral's video?

Iris wrote:What the chuffing hell has he done to his hair?!  Has he been taking tips from Clarence?

I see what you mean! He's got those odd little bits sticking down, making an escape bid!  

AnnaEsse wrote:It "personally troubles him and his wife" that "stories are published with no regard to Madeleine's safety, to the investigation itself or whether they will be putting Madeleine or others in danger or alerting those responsible".

What bare-faced cheek! Gerry McCann said in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine that he was aware that using Maddie's eye defect could lead to her being harmed, but it was "a good marketing ploy."

That is exactly what I thought when I read it! (Haven't been around for the last month, just managed to catch up on everything)

I wonder if all of the Tapas group have actually been re-interviewed? They would have to be if it is a proper investigation. Perhaps it has happened behind closed doors for once?

Any Tapas interview 6 years after the event would be totally worthless.... They've all had years to get their scripts right, no doubt even JT wouldn't have said; um, er, like, y'know more than twice in a sentence

Iris wrote:What the chuffing hell has he done to his hair?!  Has he been taking tips from Clarence?

Yes - he's cultivating The Clarrie Starfish!

malena stool wrote:Any Tapas interview 6 years after the event would be totally worthless.... They've all had years to get their scripts right, no doubt even JT wouldn't have said; um, er, like, y'know more than twice in a sentence

I suppose if they used their initial interviews taken a couple of days after Madeleine went missing and the interviews a year later at Leicester Police Station they could find enough anomalies to question them again .

so the media inerference may be alerting people, well shame you didn't give a damn about what might happen to Madeleine because of your good marketing ploy, but then maybe he knew nothing could be done to Madeleine. he or friends of the McCs are still monitoring us then and taking note of what we say. shame there is such a media blitz lately then and all the interviews K and G and SY are giving. none of them do irony do they. jimo.

Panda wrote:

malena stool wrote:Any Tapas interview 6 years after the event would be totally worthless.... They've all had years to get their scripts right, no doubt even JT wouldn't have said; um, er, like, y'know more than twice in a sentence

I suppose if they used their initial interviews taken a couple of days after Madeleine went missing and the interviews a year later at Leicester Police Station they could find enough anomalies to question them again .

Exactly, Panda. If they were to do their job professionally, review the evidence, the transcripts, the lies; Re: broken shutters, time lines, no phones, no photographs or chopped photographs, the complete lack of co-operation and interference from family and HMG, smoke screens from 'Family Liaison officer, they'd be wondering why there had been no arrests made.

malena stool wrote:

Panda wrote:

malena stool wrote:Any Tapas interview 6 years after the event would be totally worthless.... They've all had years to get their scripts right, no doubt even JT wouldn't have said; um, er, like, y'know more than twice in a sentence

I suppose if they used their initial interviews taken a couple of days after Madeleine went missing and the interviews a year later at Leicester Police Station they could find enough anomalies to question them again .

Exactly, Panda. If they were to do their job professionally, review the evidence, the transcripts, the lies; Re: broken shutters, time lines, no phones, no photographs or chopped photographs, the complete lack of co-operation and interference from family and HMG, smoke screens from 'Family Liaison officer, they'd be wondering why there had been no arrests made.

Hi malena, you do have to wonder just what SY have been doing for the past 2 years. They had 40,000 pages of info to scan, with 37 SY Officers and 5 clerical staff I would have said 1 year most to go through all the files, including Metodo 3 . Apparently SY made 16 flights back to the U.K. , what for?
Wouldn't Stuart Prior et al have prepared reports on the first few months they were there. ?